In the Order dated 11th March, 2019, the Hon'ble High Court has taken note of the Commission's direction in the letter No. 4/3/2019/SDR dated 26.02.2019 regarding making our elections eco-friendly and passed the following Order: -
"........... We also deem it appropriate to order that all candidates
and the National/State Political Parties must strictly adhere to the
aforequoted guidelines of the Election Commission, so that only the ecofriendly
materials are used during the election campaign and there is no
use of pvc Flex Boards and other such non bio-degradable materials as
campaign material, in the State of Kerala. "
The above said Order of the Hon'ble Kerala High Court and the Commission's instructions may be brought to the notice of all DEOs, ROs, other election authorities, candidates and political parties based in your State to ensure strict compliance of the Order.

All political parties should take adequate steps and measures to not use single-use plastic as campaign materials (posters, banners etc.,) during the elections in the interest of human health and environment.

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